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DAVID O. POVLL, OF IWIICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF-ONE-I'IALF TO EDW'ARD J. POWELL, OF SAME PLACE.

GRATER.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 602,628, dated April 19, 1898.

Application filed J'uly 31, 189 7.

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Be it known that I, DAVID C. POWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Michigan City, in the county of La Porte and State of Indiana, have invented certain new andi useful Improvemenis in Graters, of which the following is a specification.

' My invention relates to hand-graters for grating nutmegs and similar material.

w The apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention is one that inay be held in the hand and the gratin g plate or surface reciprocated against the pressure of the returnimg-spring by the pressure of the thumb, and

comprises certain new features of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section, and Fig. 3 an elevation of that end of the ap- 2o paratus at which the thumb is applied to reciprocate the grating-plate.

The frame or handle is composed of a hollow cylindrical portion A, at one end of which there is a rectaugular guide'plate or way A',

and from the other end of which extends an open or skeleton part A2, that constitutes the handle proper. This part of the apparatus may all be cast in one piece or otherwise construc'ted, as may be desired. The flat grating-plate B is secured across the open face of a bent or trough-like plate C, open at both ends and turned over at its side edges c to embrace and run upon the opposite straight sides or edges of the guide or way A'. The

3 5 thumb-plate D, by which the part B O is reciprocated, is shown as bent at right angles, and one end is riveted, as at d, to the inner face of the bent plate or trough C. The inner face of the other end of the thumb-plate,

40 which stands at right angles to the gratingplate, has thereon a headed lug E, which is embraced by a spring F. This spring is shown as formed of a piece of Wire bent centrally, so as to form an open loop with parallel sides in which the headed stud E works. The ends of the wire are respectively turned around a rivet f, which passes through a'lug on the side of the part A2, against which the free ends f2 of the wire bear. When, therefore,

5o the frame or handle A A2 is grasped between the fingers and the palm of the hand, the

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grating-plate may be propelled by the pressure of the thumb across the open face of the cylindrical part A and is returned after each excursion by the reaction of the spring F.

b, Fig. 2, indicates the openings in the grating-plate having burs or cuttin g edges formed in the usual manner, or in any suitable manner, to abrade the nutmeg, which is inserted and supported within the cylindrical part A,

as follows: The rear open end of the part A is closed by a hollow part G, preferably somewhat conical in shape, as shown, and the larger end of which closely fits the opening in A. The hollow conical part G contains a rod G', that is square or angular in cross-section, (to prevent turning,) that fits loosely in a correspondingly-shaped openin g in the end of the part G, and whose end is enlarged or flares outwardly, as at g, to prevent its disengagement from the opening when moved toward the grating-plate. The opposite end of the rod Ghas secured to it a plate H, preferably circular and fitted to slide within the bore of the part A, and between the plate and the bottom of the hollow conical part G is placed a coiled spring h, that surrounds the rod. On opposite sides of the outer end of the part G are formed two notches, in which are seated ears or lugs K, projecting inwardly from the So opposite sides of the skeleton portion A2 of the handle.. The part G, that serves as a cap or cover for closing the rear of the nutmeg-receiving chamber a and also carries the endwise-sliding rod and the nutmeg feeding and supporting plate H, which is provided with projecting sp'urs or teeth h', that serVe to prevent the rotation of the nutmeg, may

be removed by pressing it inwardly against the tension of the spring 72 until the lugs K are disengaged from the notches in its end,

when its end may be moved laterally and it,

together with the rod, spring, and plate H, re-

movecl from the chamber a. A nutmeg may now be dropped into the chamber and the parts replaced in position, where they are locked by the lugs K. Pressure of the spring h urges the nutmeg with sufficient tension against the abradin g face of the grating-plate. The apparatus being held as desoribed and the grating-plate reciprocated by the pressure of the thumb, the grated nutmeg or other IOO material is discharged from the open end X of the bent plate or trough O.

This apparatus, it will be observed, is one that may be used conveniently and readily with one hand only, is simple in construction and operation, and permits the ready insertion of the nutmegs or material to be grated.

1 claim as my invention- 1. The combination of areceptacle for the substance to be reduced, a grating plate mounted to slide opposite one end thereof, a cap or cover elosing the opposite end of the receptacle and adapted to move endwise therein, a handle secured to the receptacle and having a stop With which the cap or cover is adapted to engage, a plate adapted to bear upon the substance to be reduced, and a spring interposed between the plate and the cap or cover tendin g to force the plate toward the grating-plate, and the cap or cover against the stop in the handle.

2. The combination of a receptacle for the substance to be reduced, a grating plate mounted to reciprocate opposite one end thereof, a recessed cap or cover closing the opposite end of the receptacle and adapted to move endwise therein, an open-sided handle secured to the receptacle and having in- Wardly-projecting lugs or stops adapted to enter the recesses in the top of the. cap or cover, a plate adapted to bear against the article to be reduced, a rod secured thereto and extending through the cap or cover, and a spring surrounding the rod and interposed between the cap and the plate and tending to move the cap in one direction against the stops and the plate in the opposite direction against the article to be reduced.

3. The combination With the frame having a hollow part constituting a receiving-chamber, a Way or guide A', arranged at the front opening of the receiving-chamber, the bent plate, O, Whose edges engage the Way or guide and travel thereon, the grating-plate carried by the plate, O, and arranged to close the receiving-chamber, the thumb-piece for propellin g the grating-plate across the open end of the reCeiVing-chamber, the lug thereon and the spring secured upon the side of the handle and loosely engaging the lug on the thumb-plate, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimonywhereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

DAVID O. POWELL. VVitnesses:

CHRISTIAN BUDTz, LoUIs R. KRUEGER. 

